On Thursday, December 19, 2013 14:00:46 Gaurav Saxena wrote: > This just in from our friends at VibrantNEO 2040.
We have friends at VibrantNEO? Whats VibrantNEO anyways? Could you also not send such huge mails to discuss@ please? Theres like, 30 attachments. > > > > ----- Forwarded by Gaurav Saxena/Sherwin-Williams on 12/19/2013 01:57 PM > ----- > > From: NEOSCC <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 12/19/2013 01:56 PM > Subject: Vibrant Northeast Ohio (NEOSCC): Board Releases Vision, > Framework and Action Products > > > > > > > Having trouble viewing this email? Click here > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > December 2013 > > > In this issue... > Board Releases Vibrant NEO 2040 Vision, Framework and Action Products for > review > Moving Forward with Vibrant NEO 2040 > Grant extended until June 2014 > Future of NEOSCC > Overall Engagement > Vibrant NEO 2040 featured in The Business Journal article in Youngstown > > > > > NEOSCC Board approves release of Vibrant NEO 2040 Vision, Framework and > Action Products > > Member organizations to now consider Vision for approval > > Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium (NEOSCC) Board of > Directors on Tuesday, December 17, voted to release the Vibrant NEO 2040 > Vision, Framework and Action Products to NEOSCC member organizations for > review, consideration and potential vote of approval. The NEOSCC Board > will take a final vote on approval of the Vision at its February 25, 2014 > meeting. > > "Over the course of the last year, NEOSCC has engaged residents, elected > officials, and experts throughout our 12-county region in a rigorous > scenario planning process to identify the choices we can make now to help > create a Northeast Ohio that is more vibrant, resilient, and sustainable > in the future," said Hunter Morrison, NEOSCC Executive Director. "Based on > input and feedback from residents and leaders, the overarching objectives > of the Vibrant NEO 2040 Regional Vision seeks to pursue are: > > * Promote investment in Northeast Ohio's established communities; > * Protect our soil, water, air, and ecologically sensitive areas; > * Improve our regional fiscal health; > * Develop our regional economy with accessible employment opportunities; > * Enhance our regional transportation network; > * Cultivate and celebrate our local assets and places of public value; > * Expand our parks and open-space network; and > * Preserve and value our prime farmland as a regional economic asset." > > This fall, NEOSCC and the Vibrant NEO 2040 team presented the objectives > and potential recommendations during a series of public meetings, seven > subject matter caucuses and to its board. Utilizing the feedback received, > nine recommendations and 41 initiatives emerged as the foundation for the > Vibrant NEO 2040 Vision and Framework. > > "We recognize the recommendations and initiatives are not "one size fits > all" solutions," added Mr. Morrison. "We understand that some of > initiatives will not be applicable to all parts of the 12-county region. > Lastly, implementation of individual initiatives will be a decision made > at the local level. The intent of NEOSCC in developing the Vibrant NEO > 2040 regional vision and framework is that its recommendations, > development standards, indicator targets, and action products be available > for implementation at the Metro and local levels at the option of their > respective decision makers." > > The recommendation and initiatives, derived through a comprehensive > development process over the course of 2013 and driven by the preferences > and values of Northeast Ohio residents, are essentially steps and tools > for realizing the Vibrant NEO 2040 Vision. > > > > Please note that NEOSCC recognizes that the recommendations and > initiatives are not "one-size-fits-all" solutions. We understand that > some of initiatives will not be applicable to all parts of the 12-county > region. Lastly, implementation of individual initiatives will be a > decision at the local level. The intent of NEOSCC in developing the > Vibrant NEO 2040 regional vision and framework is that its > recommendations, development guideline, indicator targets, and action > products be available for implementation at the Metro and local levels at > the option of their respective decision makers. > > The nine Vibrant NEO 2040 Recommendations, and their related Initiatives, > are: > > 1. Focus new residential and commercial development on sites within > established communities. > Initiative 1.1: Encourage infill and redevelopment through the use of tax > credits and other direct and indirect public incentives. > Initiative 1.2: Fix it first: continue to privilege projects that maintain > the existing road network in a state of good repair, rather than building > additional capacity. > Initiative 1.3: Improve the ability of municipalities and townships to > analyze the long-term impacts of new development and better manage their > own development. > Initiative 1.4: Continue development throughout the region in accordance > with local zoning requirements and preferences, but prioritize public > subsidies to projects within the region's established communities. > Initiative 1.5: Require the users of new sewer extensions that serve > previously unsewered areas to pay the full cost of service. > Initiative 1.6: Consider instituting a land value tax to replace existing > improvement-based property assessment and taxation methods. > 2.Develop a robust network of regional job centers connected by > multi-modal transportation corridors within and between counties. > Initiative 2.1: Strengthen regional job centers and the corridors that > connect them by diversifying and intensifying land uses and investing in > strategic local economic development within them. > Initiative 2.2: Use transit oriented development (TOD) to create stronger, > more accessible, regional job centers. > Initiative 2.3: Implement a tiered approach to local parking requirements. > > 3. Pursue the remediation, assembly, marketing, and redevelopment of > abandoned properties at both the local and regional levels. > Initiative 3.1: Develop and maintain a regional vacant industrial and > commercial properties database and criteria for determining the most > appropriate successive use, whether for redevelopment, green > infrastructure, food production, or parks, or natural areas. > Initiative 3.2: Expedite permitting and remove barriers for adaptive reuse > of abandoned buildings and empty lots. > Initiative 3.3: Expand and coordinate existing land bank efforts to > acquire, assemble, manage, and dispose of vacant properties throughout the > region. > Initiative 3.4: Identify, evaluate, and where appropriate pursue the reuse > of vacant and abandoned industrial sites endowed with significant > preexisting infrastructure that could provide unique opportunities for > regional economic development. Advocate for a brownfield redevelopment > fund and promote these sites through a large-scale marketing campaign. > 4. Encourage a higher frequency of mixed-use development and a range of > diverse, affordable housing options > Initiative 4.1: Include mixed-use designations and/or planned unit overlay > districts in zoning codes throughout the region. > Initiative 4.2: Include traditional small-lot, compact single-family and > townhouse residential designations in zoning codes throughout the region. > Initiative 4.3: Offer financial incentives to developers that incorporate > affordable housing units into their projects and implement inclusionary > zoning in markets with widespread affordability gaps. > Initiative 4.4: Offer financial literacy and housing education programs > for tenants and homeowners. Focus on areas in established communities > where investments in housing are underway. > 5. Enhance and coordinate the region's rail and bus services > Initiative 5.1: Invest in a regional network of bi-directional public > transit connections between Northeast Ohio's major job centers. > Initiative 5.2: Create a network of high-frequency express and local > transit routes connecting the region's job centers. Prioritize infill > development in the corridors served by these routes. In the short and > medium terms, upgrade high-performing existing bus routes and create new > bus routes in designated corridors. In the long term, upgrade the > highest-demand routes into commuter rail service. > Initiative 5.3: Coordinate the region's transit systems for joint > marketing, information technology, and fare media, including information > regarding private transit resources such as university/health system > shuttles, private bus services, airport transportation, etc. > Initiative 5.4: Evaluate the condition of all existing rail trackage and > rail crossings to determine what investments would be necessary to bring > substandard infrastructure up to standard for freight and passenger > service. > 6. Enhance walking and cycling as transportation options to increase > regional mobility and improve public health > Initiative 6.1: Expand the existing bicycle lane and trail system and > connect it to regional transit hubs via on-and-off street facilities. > Initiative 6.2: Repair existing sidewalks and crosswalks and add new ones > as needed wherever a fixed-route bus service is in operation. > Initiative 6.3: Promote "Complete Streets" through regional policy and the > identification of local champions. > Initiative 6.4: Collaborate with school districts and local communities to > further develop safe routes to school, encouraging walking and biking, and > site new schools in walkable locations. > 7. Preserve our natural areas for future generations, provide outdoor > recreation opportunities, and develop a regional approach to protecting > air, water, and soil quality > Initiative 7.1: Expand and connect the existing network of parks, trails, > rivers, lakes, and natural areas through continued partnerships with > private land owners, land conservancies, land trusts, community members, > and local governments. > Initiative 7.2: Support and expand green infrastructure options for flood > control and general water management, both at the local level with > projects like green alleys and bioswales, and at the regional level with a > network of large, upstream water retention areas. > Initiative 7.3: Improve regional quality of life and health by focusing on > the interface between natural and human systems in the areas of flood > mitigation, storm water run-off, and clean beaches and the water quality > of our lakes, rivers, and streams. > Initiative 7.4: Strengthen and expand watershed partnerships that foster > communication and collaboration between upstream and downstream > communities across all 15 Northeast Ohio watershed geographies. > Initiative 7.5: Expand collaboration between existing natural resource > districts and consider the creation of new districts where appropriate. > Initiative 7.6: Develop and maintain a natural resources inventory of the > region. > 8. Support sustainable agriculture and the local food system in Northeast > Ohio > Initiative 8.1: Support the expansion of community supported agriculture > (CSAs), farmer cooperatives, farm-to-school programs, and other existing > mechanisms that support sustainable agriculture and enhance food access. > Initiative 8.2: Partner with individual landowners, the food processing > industry, and local organizations to protect agriculturally valuable land > for future generations. > Initiative 8.3: Review and amend local ordinances to allow for small- and > moderate-scale urban farming on occupied and vacant parcels that are > environmentally safe for growing food. > Initiative 8.4: Support the work of local food initiatives to share best > practices and identify policies of regional significance. > 9. Increase collaboration among the region's government agencies to expand > information sharing and find more cost-effective means of providing > essential services > Initiative 9.1: Study privatization and public-private partnerships as > means to fund critical infrastructure projects that cannot be funded > solely through public dollars. > Initiative 9.2: Utilize joint procurement strategies and the sharing of > facilities, staff, and other resources wherever possible to save money on > the provision of public services. > Initiative 9.3: Identify one or more organizations that will host and > maintain the technical resources created by NEOSCC so that they will > remain current, accurate, and available for future regional visioning and > planning. > Initiative 9.4: Align MPO/COG/ODOT transportation model inputs and > continue to collaborate, share information, and align policy objectives > across the multiple regional planning agencies of Northeast Ohio. > Initiative 9.5: Foster greater engagement between MPOs/COGs and > organizations/initiatives that address natural resources, parks, sewer, > public health, housing, education, private business investment, and > economic development. > Initiative 9.6: Sustain the momentum of NEOSCC by continuing to convene > stakeholders to identify and address regional issues and to advance the > region's collaborative capacity. > > > In addition to the Vision and Framework, the Board also reviewed and > approved the Action Products, developed this year by NEOSCC to encourage, > equip, and support Northeast Ohioans to learn, share, create, and act > together to build a more vibrant future. The Vibrant NEO 2040 Vision, > Framework and these Action Products are meant to inspire and guide > decision-making at the MPO, COG, and local level to ensure that land use, > transportation, and environmental considerations are simultaneously > addressed by their processes. > > The Action Product are: > Dashboard: a visualization tool that communicates a set of indicators and > metrics, against which progress toward the Vibrant NEO 2040 vision will be > measured. > Tool Kit & Best Practices: implementation tools and techniques to realize > the regional preferred vision developed through Vibrant NEO 2040. > Policy Recommendations: a framework for analyzing the effects existing > policies have on the region and determining what may be needed to create > desired change. > Pilots: emerging best practices that show promise in moving the region > towards the Vibrant NEO 2040 preferred vision. > > The Action Products are aligned with final Vibrant NEO 2040 Vision themes, > recommendations & initiatives. The Dashboard & Policy Recommendations are > higher-level and aligned with recommendations. The Tools, Best Practices & > Pilots are aligned by initiative. > > After the 1st of the year, the Action Products will be added to > vibrantneo.org. > > > > > > To learn more about the Vision, Framework and Action Products, view the > entire Board Presentation here: > > > > Moving forward with Vibrant NEO 2040 > > The action taken by the NEOSCC Board this week enables the staff to > present Vibrant NEO 2040 to the NEOSCC Board member individual > organizations in January and February. All of these presentations will > culminate in a vote by the NEOSCC Board on the approval of the Vision, > Framework and Action Products at its February 25, 2014 meeting. > > > > > Grant extended until June 2014 > > NEOSCC is largely funded by a highly competitive, first-of-its kind, grant > from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of > the new federal Sustainable Communities Initiative. The Sustainable > Communities Initiative is an interagency collaboration among HUD, the U.S. > Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection > Agency. > > Earlier this week, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency > (NEOSCC's fiscal agent) was notified that HUD has authorized a five month, > no-cost extension to NEOSCC. This will enable the program office to > continue its work in presenting the Vision, Framework and Action Products > to the Northeast Ohio community and allow some additional time for grant > close-out. > > > The Future of NEOSCC > > At its December Board meeting, the NEOSCC Board also passed a resolution > in support of the continuance of the organization once the grant is > completed. The Executive Committee has been charged with exploring and > proposing the framework for NEOSCC 2.0. > > > > > > How will the Vision, Framework and Action Products be published? > > > > Starting now and through the end of February, NEOSCC will be publishing a > variety of pieces that will communicate the Vision, Framework and Action > Products. Each of the pieces (outlined in the image above) will be > created to communicate to different audiences throughout Northeast Ohio. > > Interested in hosting a presentation or receiving a pdf copy of the > materials? Please email Jeff Anderle, Deputy Director of Communications at > [email protected]. We will also be sending out another newsletter early > next year with links to the final documents. > > > > Overall Engagement > > Vibrant NEO 2040 is a Vision of, by, and for the people of Northeast Ohio. > NEOSCC engaged 5600 participants of Northeast Ohioans in developing this > Vision for our region's future, including those who we sought out and > those who responded to our invitation to participate. Through the > workshops, open houses and vision sessions, and ImagineMyNEO we were able > to gather subjective, non-statistical input from participants about their > values and priorities. The overall participation in the scenario planning > events closely mirrored the population of each of the 12 counties. > > > To ensure what NEOSCC learned was representative of the public as a whole, > we also conducted two statistically valid public-opinion surveys (April > 2012 and June 2013) of the priorities and aspirations Northeast Ohioans > have for their region. These surveys used representative samples of the > region as a whole and had margins of error of +/- 3.5% and +/-4.0%. > > > > > From The Business Journal > > > Vibrant NEO Plan Takes Shape: Seeks Consensus > by Dan O'Brien > December 12, 2013 > Youngstown, Ohio: Should trends continue on the paths they're heading, 25 > years hence communities all across northeastern Ohio can expect a higher > inventory of abandoned properties, increased costs for services, stagnant > job opportunities and modest population growth. > "Nobody wins doing business as usual," Hunter Morrison, executive director > of the Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium, said following a > presentation to the city planning and zoning commission Wednesday. > Morrison delivered an update on the Vibrant NEO 2040 Regional Vision, an > effort his organization has crafted using input and data from the > 12-county region that makes up northeastern Ohio... > > To read the entire article click here. > > > > > 2013 Board Schedule > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium > > > > > > > > Forward email > > > > > This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected] | > > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe? | > Privacy Policy. > Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium | 146 South High Street > > | Suite 800 | Akron | OH | 44308 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
